Pennies Bar: Bar Renovation on College Street, Toronto

PT General Contractor delivered the construction, finishing, millwork, plumbing and electrical work for Pennies Bar, about 2,500 square feet renovated in 3 months.

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Restaurant interior featuring a blue glass-block bar, red upholstered stools, brown leather booth seating and a staircase in the background.

Quick Facts

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667 College Street, Toronto

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Bar renovation

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About 2,500 sq ft

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3 months

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Pennies Bar

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Construction · Finishing · Millwork · Plumbing · Electrical

The Build

PT General Contractor renovated Pennies Bar at 667 College Street in Toronto in spring 2025. Pennies Bar opened for business that summer.

Restaurant seating area featuring a long brown leather banquette, cream-coloured chairs, wooden tables and pale yellow walls.
Restaurant entrance area featuring yellow double doors, tall windows, red upholstered bar stools and high-top tables.

The Build

La Vecchia is an Italian restaurant retrofit in Thornhill that PT delivered as a design-build project, one team from the drawing board to the finished restaurant. Starting from the existing restaurant the client had purchased, PT produced the architectural drawings, designed the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems, and carried its own design straight through construction, remaking an existing space toward the most authentic Italian dining environment the client set out to create.

Restaurant interior with white brick walls, hanging pendant lights, framed artwork, an open kitchen pass, and elegantly set dining tables.
Black-and-white photo of a restaurant bar with illuminated liquor and wine displays, a curved wine rack overhead, and a bartender in motion behind the counter.

Pennies Bar in pictures.

Frequently Asked Questions.

PT General Contractor. PT renovated Pennies Bar, about 2,500 square feet at 667 College Street in Toronto, in spring 2025, with construction, finishing, millwork, plumbing and electrical work in scope.

Construction, finishing, millwork, plumbing and electrical work across about 2,500 square feet at 667 College Street in Toronto. PT General Contractor delivered that scope in 3 months, and Pennies Bar opened for business in summer 2025.

3 months. PT General Contractor renovated Pennies Bar in spring 2025, and the bar on College Street opened for business that summer.

Yes. Our building maintenance team offers ongoing inspections, preventive maintenance, and emergency repairs to keep your restaurant in top shape. Many PT General clients maintain long-term maintenance partnerships well after their build is complete. The same team is available to Pennies Bar now that it has opened for business on College Street.

We work with independent restaurant owners, multi-unit operators, and hospitality groups across the GTA. Our portfolio includes fast casual concepts, full-service dining rooms, bars, breweries, and flagship restaurant builds in neighbourhoods including Little Italy, Queen West, King Street West, Yorkville, and Ossington. Whether you are opening your first location or expanding across the city, PT has the experience to deliver. PT also renovated Pennies Bar on College Street in Toronto.

A standard restaurant fit-out takes 6 to 16 weeks depending on size and scope. Commercial kitchen builds may require additional time based on equipment specifications and inspection requirements. The timeline starts from permit approval and we manage the full permitting process, factoring it into your project schedule from day one. Pennies Bar's renovation took 3 months, in spring 2025, before the bar opened for business that summer.